Related Words for distension

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WordSyllablesCategories
distention
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Noun, Noun
dilatation
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Noun
abdomen
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Noun
bowel
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Noun, Verb
bloating
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Noun
intraluminal
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Adjective
gastric
/x
Adjective
constriction
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Noun
antral
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Noun
epigastric
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Noun
colonic
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Noun
rectal
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Adjective
splanchnic
xx
Noun
dilation
x/x
Noun
intestinal
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Adjective
swelling
/x
Verb
peristaltic
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Adjective
peristalsis
/x/x
Noun
spasm
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Noun
mesenteric
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Noun
luminal
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Adjective
transmural
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Noun
insufflation
x//x
Noun
oesophageal
/x/xx
Adjective
bladder
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Noun, Verb
stomach
/x
Noun
jejunal
//x
Adjective
diaphragmatic
/xx/x
Adjective
hyperemia
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Noun
muscularis
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Noun
contractility
/x/xx
Noun
diverticula
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Noun
intrathoracic
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Adjective
flatulence
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Noun
discomfort
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Noun
esophageal
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Noun, Verb
intestine
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Noun
herniation
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Noun
pyloric
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Adjective
detrusor
x/x
Noun
tightness
/x
Noun
oedema
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Noun
tamponade
/x/
Noun
rupture
/x
Noun
pericardial
/x/xx
Adjective
stricture
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Noun
ulceration
xx/x
Noun
constipation
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Noun
arteriolar
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Noun
osmotic
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Adjective
irritation
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Noun
perforation
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Noun
edema
x/x
Noun
pharyngeal
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Noun
cramping
/x
Noun
pulsation
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Noun
periorbital
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Noun
peritoneal
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Adjective
gastroesophageal
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Noun
regurgitant
x/xx
Noun
motility
x/xx
Noun
defecation
x/xx
Noun
duodenal
/x/x
Adjective
pain
/
Noun
rectum
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Noun
pylorus
x/x
Noun
uterine
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Noun, Verb
stretching
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Verb
prolongation
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Noun
distortion
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Noun
elongation
xx/x
Noun
tensing
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Noun
enlarging
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Verb
extension
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Noun
deformation
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Noun
production
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Noun
lengthening
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Noun
straining
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Verb
enlargement
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Noun
contracting
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Noun
balloon
x/
Verb
tightening
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Noun
inflation
x/x
Noun
broadening
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Noun
pulling
/x
Verb
distancing
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Noun
exudation
x//x
Noun
expansion
x/x
Noun
jugular
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Adverb, Adjective
hepatomegaly
x/xxxx
Adverb
gut
/
Verb
atrial
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Verb
ileus
xxx
Noun
inflating
x/x
Verb
bleeding
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
congestion
x/x
Noun
engorgement
//x
Noun
eversion
x/x
Noun
flexion
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Noun
hyperextension
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Noun
irritability
xxx/xx
Noun
obstruction
x/x
Noun
retraction
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Noun
rift
/
Noun, Verb
vasodilatation
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Noun
die
/
Verb, Noun
backwater
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Noun, Verb
bulletproof
/xx
Adjective, Verb
gloss
/
Noun, Verb
fall
/
Verb, Noun
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
save
/
Verb, Noun
tell
/
Verb, Noun
breakeven
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Verb, Noun, Adjective
get
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Verb, Noun